road he is on right now. >> she how screwed up the katy interview. >> i don't blame people for thinking i was not qualified. >> is she preparing for a talk show and should oprah watch her back. >> the screaming headlines that brad and angelina may be breaking up. what's the truth? tonight "showbiz tonight" with the dramatic new public way brad and angie are trying to put the rumors to rest. and tonight, the startling big bucks offer to carrie prejean for her solo sex tape. should we say sex tapes? will carrie go for it? the offer? tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >> i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> i'm brooke anderson from hollywood. tonight when sarah met ohm ra. the much-hyped face off between sarah palin and oprah winfrey was revealed to the world today. "showbiz tonight" is here to tell you in word, wow! there is a good reason they are calling the revelations a tell all. she is telling all about the shocking pregnancy of her teenage daughter, bristol and her feud with the baby's father, soon to be "pl

. correspondent richard lui joins us now. and that includes the interview with katie couric. and what does she call her? >>> well, she calls her -- you're talking about katie couric, right? >> yeah. >> there's a loft descriptive words, condescending, biased, badgering. that's some of the ways sarah palin described katie couric. she said she didn't respond well to some of the questions because she was annoyed by couric's constant presence. she described one incidence after she had just finished a campaign rally. >> my friend opens the curtain for me to get backstage and there's the perky one again with the microphone and the cameras rolling and i'm like, dang, give me just a couple of minutes to gather -- with all due respect, yeah. nicely. >> so pretty perky, too. >> well, cbs' news president says -- yeah, that's right. the president of cbs saying the quality of the interview and the questions, they speak for themselves. >> wow. palin also claims in her book that she was basically tricked into doing the interview in the first place. how so? >> well, palin says she was driven to do the

opening up to oprah winfrey. you remember when katie couric asked palin what newspaper she likes to read. >> all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years. >> can you name any of them? >> i have a vast variety of sources. >> well, today we learned what palin told oprah about that and it all made for big funews breaking. palin revealed how she really feels about levi johnston, the father of her grandson. but there's also a head spinning contradiction from palin about levi. and tonight, "showbiz tonight" obtained a brand-new interview from levi where he breaks more news about posing nude for "playgir "playgirl." joining me tonight in hollywood, hyla, an entertainment journalijournal i ist from fivedollarprep.com and tanika, an entertainment journalist. palin really opens up to oprah about the katie couric interview that really, when you think about it, became such a defining moment in the presidential campaign from her after it basically made her look well, not that bright. watch this. >> did you think that was a seminole, defining moment for you? >> i di

kicking it off by opening up to oprah winfrey. do you remember when katie couric asked what newspaper she likes to read? >> all of them. any of them that have been in front of me over all these years. >> can you name a few? >> i have a vast variety of sources. >> we learned what palin told oprah about that and it made for big news breaking. palin reveal how she really feels about levi johnston, the father of her grandson. there is a contradiction about levi. "showbiz tonight" breaks more news about levi posing nude for play girl. from hollywood, tamika ray, an entertainment journalist. let's begin with sarah palin's interview with oprah. this is something. palin really opens up to oprah about that katie couric interview that really when you think about it came such a defining moment in the presidential campaign for her after it made her look not that bright. watch this. >> that was a defining moment for you. that interview. >> i did not. neither did the campaign. in fact that is why segment two and three and four and five were not scheduled. the campaign said right on, good. you are s

with katie couric during the 2008 presidential race. that's new for you in about 30 minutes. and of course this interview comes as her book is about to be released next week. that's why the conversations. maybe levi johnston, maybe he's not a good conversationalist. >> put him at the kids' table. big deal. let him sit there. he has his child there. >> she seems to be nicer answering about him than we are. hi there. >> what's up, robin? let me show you what's going on. talking about this coastal low. it's the old ida reformed as a coastal storm up the north carolina coast, and you see the clouds wrapping up with that and the rain underneath it. it's been very heavy at times. langley air force base there in virginia over 10 inches of rain in the last 36 hours really coming down. most of the heavy stuff off the atlantic ocean. a breeze coming in, still pushing the waves up there. coastal flood warnings are up there for the areas shaded in bright green. advisories in to long island, nantucket and martha's vineyard. coastal flood warnings into the chesapeake, too. the s.s. minnow taking

levi to come to aunt katie's house for thanksgiving dinner in washington. there. >> with levi, the gq man of the year and reporters were pressing about with the palins. he refused to comment. i was looking for information on that, but after all the venom between sarah and the guy who was almost her son in law, can you imagine sarah and levi on drumsticks and masd potatoes at aunt katie's? >> not in a million years this guy will be anywhere near the palin compound. >> here did "playgirl" it would be awkward. under statement of the year? >> if he was actually the stuffed turkey. i would love to be a fly on that wall. it would be too good. >> appreciate it. we have been asking to you vote on the question of the day. sarah palin versus levi johnston. who is the bigger celebrity. keep voting or e-mail us at "showbiz tonighsho "showbiz tonight"@cnn.com. >> carrie caught up in this embarrassing scandal and she reportedly asked the donald to help her out. didn't she diss him? will trump help her? the raging sexiest man alive debate? all heck breaks loose in the newsroom. typewriters thrown

new york city bloomberg, and katie. i think the fact that this wednesday before thanksgiving, 8:00 in the morning. we have a full house and a lot of cameras. it's either a testament to the fact that timeliness and the quality of this discussion or they are expecting you to announce decisions this morning. but seriously, we are here today to discuss this is a reform and the 21st century, an issue that could not be more timely to keep our global edge and economies try the nation needs to get education ride. many to improve our failing schools and close the persistent achievement caps and prepare all e all students regardless of the family background with the workplace of the 21st century. that is with these great leaders and our team here at cap led by sandra brown have been striving for. the american recovery and reinvestment act targeted for education reform 4.35 billion in the top funds. 2 million for the teacher incentive on, $250 million in a statewide longitudinal data grants and $3 billion in title one school improvement grants, a total of $8 billion. the race for the top program

to deliver it. thank you very much kati haycock, president of the education trust and she is well worth listening to. kati? [applause] >> thanks. you know, arne and mike have just outlined some very big and very bold, some might say earthshaking changes for education system. i doubt i need to remind most people in this room why the big changes are so important. yes over the past decade we have made some progress in this country and raising achievement of american children especially elementary grades. and yes, the children furthest behind, low-income kids, kids of color, students with disabilities, english-language of learners have made more progress than other kids substantially narrowing the gap between the kids in other young americans. and yes, despite the contention that we don't know how to improve our lowest performing schools and an awful lot of those schools actually have gotten a lot better in recent years proving beyond the shadow of doubt as arne said so clearly were kids can achieve high levels when we teach them at high levels. but the truth of the matter is we have

education arne duncan, mayor of new york city michael bloomberg and kati haycock president of the education tress. i think the fact that this wednesday before thanksgiving and it is a:00 in the morning and we have the full house and a lot of cameras is either testament to the fact of the timeliness of the quality of this discussion or arne they are expecting you to announce the "race to the top" decisions this morning. we are here today to discuss education reform the 21st century and issue that could not be more timely. to keep our global leche in our economy strong the nation needs to get education right. we need to improve our failing schools and close the persistent achievement gaps. we need to prepare all students regardless of their family background for the workplace of the 21st century. that is what these great leaders and their team led by sidney brown have been-- the american recovery act provided an unprecedented amount of discretionary funding targeted for education reform. $4.35 billion in the "race to the top" guns, 650 million for investing in innovation funds, $200

hostile of katie? >> it was straightforward questions and she did what she was supposed to do. she did follow up. it was like journalism 101. it is sad that that seemed extraordinary. she did a great job. >> why was it seen as extraordinary. >> she wouldn't answer a single question. it is okay if it is for children. she just wouldn't cave in and say it. it was a question that was beneath her and i think that is what ended up biting her. >> i think it was actually really interesting because people in the audience of the oprah taping said that sarah palin intimated that she might be interested in hosting a talk show. i thought that was the most interesting news. is that what we will get? that will be christmas for a long time. >> i thought that sarah was brilliant in what we just saw. she was doing an amazing impression of tina fey. >> but her hair looks better. >> she is gorgeous. she is very pretty. we all know that. oprah asking palin about levi johnston. >> one final question about levi. will he be invite fod thanks giving dinner? >> that's a great question. it's lovely to think that

crystal meth in in t1990s. an interview for sunday's 60 minutes. he got emotional when katie told him thatnavratilova compared him to steroids. >> when someone takes a performance inhibitor -- a recreational drug. >> versus the performance enhancing drug. >> i hope there are not rules to be followed with her. but along with that, it comes with compassion that this person doesn't need condemnation. maybe this person could stand a little help. because i was in a time of my life that i needed help. and if i'd gotten the help, maybe things would be a little easier and maybe i could have, you know, found a way. but when you -- if you can get the help, then you can help others. you know, it could just be a problem. you know? imad a problem. there might be many others out there that test positive for recreational drugs that has a problem. i would ask for some compassion. passion. >> lit be out on monday. >> oh. >> thursday we asked you to vote on the question of the day. moments as, the final results, her tell-al. do you add mice her for speaking about her abuse. 51% say yes. 43% say no

for levi to come to aunt katie's house for thanksgiving dinner in washington. there, it's there. >> nobody has a convince to go to an invite to washington to eat at an aunt's house. yeah, but i think if i go there i'm going to need an army, because it's not going to be good. >> that was bristol palin's baby daddy, levi johnston talking about his pseudo mother-in-law's invitation to thanksgiving dinner. looks like fun, doesn't it? who carves the moose? if those people get together for the holidays melting ice caps will be the least of alaska's problem. here is steve kornacki, political columnist for the "new york observer," ann ortiz of "ugly betty" and michael mckean, broadway star of "doughnuts." does this thanksgiving dinner happen? >> no way. only if the cameras are present, i think. i feel a little bit like sarah palin and levi were the ones dating and not bristol. >> that's an interesting point. >> there's so much bickering. >> they're on top of it, right. he should be fighting with bristol and he's not. >> wouldn't you love to be invited to a thanksgiving dinner on nationa

, coco is at home. this is katie, kyra campbell, my mother and my father, al brainard. >> thank you. why don't you proceed with your statement. then we will go to mr. miller and dr. collins. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and ranking member gressly and members of the committee. i am honored and appreciate the opportunity to appear here before you today as you consider my nomination for secretary for international affairs. i am glad i got a chance to introduce my family. as you know well, these are tough jobs, and it really requires the entire family to support people in them. and so i am very grateful to my family, to my entire family, for their support throughout this process. i agree very much with the chairman that we are facing perhaps the greatest economic test of our generation, and it is one that i would be very honoreded to have a chance to make a small contribution to in terms of the way that america positions itself to compete and to lead in the international economy. this is something that goes back to really my youngest days. i grew up overseas. i grew up living mo

, and since then, helping many corporations in america move into this space. katie mcginty, counsellor in the clinton white house that when on to become the secretary of the environment of pennsylvania and is currently a partner in a major private equity and venture capital firm. i will turn it over. please welcome this next session. it is all yours. >> >> hello, out there. i now know how it feels to be a chairman. welcome again, everyone. thank you for bringing us here. it is wonderful to see that we have policies to celebrate as well as a few more that we might ask for. nobody out there has a wish list, do you? nope. >> we want to kick off the session by going right at it. we all know that the job is to scale up, but to scale, we have to go granular. how can we get the specific ideas, the specific policies that are going to be the turnkey's to enable us to continue to grow this industry? i think that roger will agree, and not to put out a challenge to the follow-up panels, but we've got the best panel. as you will see, with the insights that our panel will share, let me introduce our